Campfire Stew Food

CAMPFIRE STEW DUTCH OVEN CAMPING RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare your campfire for cooking over hot coals.
• Prep vegetables as described: garlic, onions, potatoes, carrots and celery.
• Prep beef and bacon as described.
• In 12-inch camp Dutch oven, cook and stir bacon over medium-high heat until bacon is browned and crisp. Scrape up brown bits from bottom of pan.
• Season beef with salt and pepper and add to Dutch oven, stir until beef is seared.
• Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and onions, cook till softened.
• Add remaining ingredients including the tomato paste, beef broth, rosemary, parsley, thyme, potatoes, carrots and celery, stirring to combine.
• Bring to simmer over medium heat.
• Cover and continue simmering over low heat, stirring occasionally until meat and vegetables are tender, approximately 1 - 2 hours. Camp Cooking Tip: We like our stew meat to be extremely tender so I give it as much time in the pot as possible. I always plan for 2 hours of simmering time unless we have a super busy camping day and I just don't have that luxury. No matter what, don't increase the campfire temperature to the boiling point because that will just make the meat tough.
• Remove lid and continue to simmer until your Campfire Stew reaches your desired thickness. Camp Cooking Tip: The longer it cooks with the lid removed, the thicker the stew becomes. If you want a soup-like stew you will be ready to serve shortly after the meat and veggies are tender. But if you want a thick beef stew in a rich sauce (which is how our family likes it), you should plan on about 20 more minutes to finish cooking to that consistency.

CAMPFIRE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven. Add the beef and cook until brown on all sides, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the onions and garlic then cook until the onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Season well with salt and pepper then stir in the tomato paste, to coat.
• Sprinkle the flour over the beef mixture and toss to coat, making sure the flour is well absorbed. Slowly stir in the beef broth. Add enough water so the liquid level comes about 1 inch above the meat.
• Cover and cook for about 1 hour, until the beef is almost tender.
• Stir in the potatoes and carrots then continue to cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper before serving.

CAMPFIRE STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until heated through.

CAMPFIRE STEW

Steps:

• Peel potatoes and boil until fork tender. Add milk and butter then mash.
• Brown the ground beef and drain off excess fat.
• Add alphabet soup to the skillet with the ground beef. Heat through.
• Place a serving of mashed potatoes on a plate and make a well in the middle. Spoon in beef and soup mixture.
• Enjoy!

CAMPFIRE STEW

Steps:

• Brown beef stew pieces, mushrooms and onions using cooking spray.
• Add beef mixture to slow cooker.
• Add the rest of the ingredients mixing well.
• cook on low for 8 hours.

CAMPFIRE STEW

Steps:

• Place all in a slow cooker and cook for 8 hours on low, or 4 hours on high
• Once cooked, remove the ham and pull with two fork on a chopping board, then add back into the mixture.
• Serve on top of mashed potatoes with some corn bread on the side - oh yeah super tasty.

CAMPFIRE STEW

Steps:

• Heat a cast iron Dutch oven over a campfire, and brown the ground beef, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off the excess grease, then pour in the mixed vegetables, tomatoes, macaroni, and water. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover, and cook until the macaroni is tender, and the stew has reached desired thickness, about 35 minutes more.

GROUND BEEF CAMPFIRE STEW

Steps:

• In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the potatoes, carrots and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.